Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

Our house is open to the world and we have dozens of travelers visiting all months of the year from all over the globe who share their stories, food, ideas, information and opinions.

We are very involved in our local community and there is a lot of interaction with our neighbors and other local arts and culture organizations.

We live in a cool place, in a wonderful country, surrounded by great neighbors that enjoy meeting and interacting with our guests. Even beyond our own events, there are usually lots of other cultural activities and events going on in the area so if authentic cross-cultural exchange is your thing, feel free to dive in and drink deep!

Help

As this is a large old house and property we are always working on various maintenance and improvement projects.

For spring through fall 2025 these are some examples of projects we will be working on:

• refinishing wooden chairs & tables

• helping to build and install bookcases for the library

• creating a decorative artistic design for an 16m x 2m wall

• creating podcasts and video productions about our community

• adding local hiking trails to our Komoot profile

• planting fruit and hardwood trees around the property

• repairing garden fencing and posts

• repairing an old grape arbor

• filling in uneven spots in the yard

• removing brush and dead branches from the forest

In the spring we typically prep the gardens, plant and get ready for summer projects.

From June to September we are busy putting on cultural events and hosting various groups who use the property for education, art and environmental seminars.

In the fall we will be harvesting, canning fruits and vegetables, as well as harvesting and storing firewood for the winter.

In winter we focus on indoor repair and improvement projects which include refinishing and repairing furniture, light interior painting, improving guest rooms, re-organizing storage areas, maintaining household systems, fixing broken equipment and general DIY preparations for spring.

Accommodation

We have 5 rustic private comfortable bedrooms of various sizes as well as common areas including a well stocked library.

There is a large, modern kitchen with a large traditional bread oven, as well as a traditional wood stove and a modern electric range.

If you prefer, we also have field and forest camping spots with a solar outdoor shower and covered camping under the large hayrack.

We eat light self-serve breakfasts and lunches and offer a larger group dinner in the evenings. 

What else ...

We are pretty easy going and flexible so there is only one rule:

Leave every thing better than you found it; for all definitions of "thing". (ie. people, pets, rooms, food, supplies, refridge, tools, equipment, field, forest, neighbors, etc)

Can host digital nomads

We have excellent 5G mobile and mesh wifi coverage throughout the property and lots of think/work nooks.

Space for parking camper vans 

We have flat spaces to park that include nearby water, electric, shower and outdoor toilet.

Can possibly accept pets

We are open to small to medium size friendly and well behaved pets. We have a very friendly medium size puppy who loves to plays with kids and other puppies.

How many Volunteers can stay?

Usually no more than two

See the following links to learn more about the Pristava volunteer experience.

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